IT Cloud Solution Architect

 What you’ll need:

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or related area. Cloud technical certifications are a plus.
• Experience: You have at least 4 years of proven experience building cloud native apps and building and maturing CI/CD pipelines.
• Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish; additional knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is a plus.

Core and Technical Competencies:

Successful candidates should be able to clearly demonstrate skills in the following areas: 

Areas of Expertise:

• Cloud: MS Azure (AWS is a plus). Should demonstrate relevant work experience and skills designing and maintaining cloud solutions and their associated IaaS or PaaS: AppServices, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Storage Accounts, VMs, Service Bus, Event Grid, Automation Accounts, Azure AD etc. With good understanding on the network, security, and cost implications.
• Modern programming languages: .NET C#, Angular (Python is a plus).
• Database: MSSQL, CosmosDB, MongoDB (PostgreSQL is a plus).
• Cloud IaC: ARMs, Powershell (Terraform is a plus).
• CI/CD: Platform administration and management: SonarQube, Nexus, Jenkins (Digital.ai and JFrog is a plus).
• Modern Authentication: Good knowledge and use of modern authentication mechanisms: (ae oAuth2).
• APIs: Good use of RESTFull pattern and HTTP Protocol, APIM, Swagger.
• Automated Testing: Hands on experience on Automated Test. (knowledge of Playwright, SpecFlow, Gerkins is a plus).
• Monitoring: Azure Monitoring and/or other compatible tools

Skills:

• Experience as a .NET full stack developer who has evolved into a Cloud Solution Architect.
• Knowledge in the design and support of Cloud Native Apps, Agile and DevOps.
• Ability to code when required.
• Advocate for keeping a software that can be deployed to production at any time, on demand.
• Capacity of providing fast feedback on system quality.
• Fast learner with the ability of operate in a very fast paced environment where time to hit market is critical.
• Strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.
• Ability to be a thoughtful code reviewer.

Opportunity Summary:

• Type of contract: Consultant Full Time (CNS)
• Length of contract: 19 months
• Location: Washington, D.C.

Our culture:

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin-America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. We are the first Latin American and Caribbean development institution to be awarded the EDGE certification, recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality. As an employee you can be part of internal resource groups that connect our diverse community around common interests.

Because we are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, we embrace all diversity and encourage women, the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, afro-descendants, and indigenous people to apply.

About us: At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.

“Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our Region, the IDB Group is reviewing its hiring needs and re-prioritizing its areas of talent acquisition. We encourage candidates to continue to apply to the active postings, yet current job openings may be subject to further decisions in terms of timing of the processes, or other actions, in accordance with business needs. Final hiring decisions may also be conditioned to the candidate’s ability to timely relocate to the post of duty at the moment of starting service.”